Boxing Links (3-17-11)

Posted on | March 17, 2011 | 2 Comments

Ex-Boxing Champion Ali Urges Iran to Free US Hikers, AP Says Bloomberg By Ladane Nasseri – Thu Mar 17 09:33:22 GMT 2011 Muhammad Ali, the former world heavyweightboxing champion, has sent letters to Iran’s supreme leader seeking the release of two detained US nationals and is willing to travel there to help the process, … See all stories on this topic »

‘The Fighter’ packs plenty of punch as a boxing movie and as a drama Lexington Herald Leader Ward — living in the decaying town of Lowell, Mass., in the 1990s — is a decent journeyman boxer when we meet him but works a day job. He’s under the thumb of his mother, Alice (Melissa Leo), who guilt-trips him, and the sway of his older brother, … See all stories on this topic » Lexington Herald Leader

IN AN IDEAL BOXING WORLD, WE’D BE GETTING MARTINEZ VS. COTTO Fight Hype Yet, that wasn’t the original plan for last weekend’s boxing festivities. The plan was to hopefully lay down the groundwork for a Fall clash between boxing’s two biggest stars not named Manny Pacquiao or Floyd Mayweather. If you recall, Martinez-Cotto … See all stories on this topic » Fight Hype

LAREDO HAS BIG-TIME BOXING FEVER! Boxeo Mundial The enthusiasm for boxing shown by the citizens and officials in the city of Laredo, Texas, has several veteran boxing men predicting an unforgettable night on Friday, April 8. That’s when Showtime’s ShoBox “The New Generation” cameras will roll in for… See all stories on this topic » Boxeo Mundial

‘Real Steel’ Viral Site Updated with Robot Boxing League Backstory First Showing Just yesterday we wrote about a new viral site for Shawn Levy’s Real Steel, the upcoming action movie starring Hugh Jackman as the trainer of a giant robot boxing unit. The site is located at WRB.com and is the HQ of the World Robot Boxing League, … See all stories on this topic »

Boxing gym finds success after leaving Iron Triangle YourNabe.com By Connor Adams Sheets K2 Boxing Club gets busy most weekdays around 5 pm, when fighters start filing in from all corners of the city to work with some of the best trainers in town. The speed bags bounce to life and the air is filled with the dull … See all stories on this topic »

HBO Boxing April 16: USA Berto vs. Ortiz, UK Khan vs. McCloskey Monsters and Critics.com By April MacIntyre Mar 16, 2011, 21:38 GMT HBO Sports spotlights the brightest young stars on both sides of the Atlantic when World Championship Boxing: ANDRE BERTO VS. VICTOR ORTIZ and AMIR KHAN VS. PAUL McCLOSKEY is seen Saturday, April 16 (9:45 pm … See all stories on this topic » Monsters and Critics.com

Can Vitali Klitschko dominate Odlaniers Solis? ESPN They will meet Saturday before an expected sellout crowd of 19000 at Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany, in the first boxing event to be televised by fledgling American premium cable network Epix (5 pm ET, replay at 10 pm ET). … See all stories on this topic » ESPN

Nevada boxing: Morales leads Pack into regionals starting tonight Reno Gazette Journal But the National Collegiate Boxing Association moved to align its standards with those of USABoxing, which states that boxers can have 10 bouts and still be considered amateur. Boxers with more than 10 bouts are considered elite and cannot box in … See all stories on this topic »

Boxing back in Delaware fightnews.com Pro and amateur boxing are on tap for Saturday night at the Harrington Raceway and Casino in Harrington, Delaware. Headlining the A & D Promotions show is Salisbury, Maryland’s Alex Guerrero (5-0-1, 2 KOs) in a four round cruiserweight feature against … See all stories on this topic »

 

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THE PROSE-LOVING PRIZEFIGHTER | BOXING CHAMPION GENE TUNNEY « The … By JP World champion athletes — from top row, left to right; Babe Ruth (baseball), Gene Tunney (boxing), Johnny Weissmuller (swimming), Bill Cook (hockey). Bottom row, from left to right; Billl Tilden (tennis), Bobby Jones (golf), … The Selvedge Yard – http://theselvedgeyard.wordpress.com/

BOXING’S POUND-FOR-POUND BANTAMWEIGHT KING NONITO DONAIRE JOINS … Now, as he looks to continue his reign as one of the top pound-for-pound boxers today, “The Filipino Flash” has signed an exclusive, multi-year agreement with Golden Boy Promotions. … PhilBoxing.com – XML News RSS/RDF Feed – http://www.philboxing.com/

D.C. Group to Fete Famed Boxing Icon Bert Sugar The acclaimed boxing writer and historian is a proven, skilled story-teller, having covered the sports scene for more than 30 years. He is the former editor- in-chief of The Ring, editor of BoxingIllustrated and founder of Fight Game … Entertainment – http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=views/Entertainment.xml

Lee Si-yeong Shuttles Between Boxing and Acting @ HanCinema :: The … “It seems there are more cameras than spectators”, said an official from the boxing federation as he looked across the Andong Gymnasium in North Gyeongsang Province on Tuesday where the National Ama. HanCinema Daily News and Updates – http://www.hancinema.net/

 

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